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September 5, 2024

RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES

Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Jessica Oster

Jessica Oster standing with her husband, son, and daughter in front of a park setting

In this special series, we're getting to know the university’s newest faculty heads of house and heads of college. In this edition, we meet Jessica Oster, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences and director of graduate studies, who is the faculty head of Stambaugh House on The Ingram Commons. Read More

WELCOME WEEK 2024

ICYMI: 10 social media moments from Welcome Week 2024

From the hustle and bustle of Move-In Day, to campus traditions like Founders Walk, to the excitement of the first day of classes, Welcome Week is an action-packed phenomenon at Vanderbilt. Here are our top 10 favorite social media posts from the start of the new academic year. Read More

DIALOGUE VANDERBILT

Applications now open for inaugural Dialogue Vanderbilt Student Advisory Board

To ensure student voices are integral in the direction and activities of Dialogue Vanderbilt, a new cross-initiative Dialogue Vanderbilt Student Advisory Board is being established, effective for the fall 2024 semester. Applications are now open for all undergraduate students. Read More

Football coach Clark Lea stands in the center of a crowd of players cheering a victory

Anchor down! The Commodores won their third-straight season opener on Saturday night with a 34-27 score against Virginia Tech in overtime. Vanderbilt returns to action Saturday for a home contest against Alcorn State. Kickoff from FirstBank Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. live on ESPNU.

This Week at VU

Sept. 4, 2024
4:30 p.m. • Student Life Center Ballroom

Business Org Fair

Sept. 6–8, 2024
All Day • Campus-wide

Family Weekend

Sept. 9, 2024
Noon • Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center

Clueless? Skills for Life: 'The Ins and Outs of Voting: A Troubleshooting Workshop'

Sept. 9, 2024
3–5 p.m. • Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy

Curb Center Fall Exhibition Opening: Extraction/Interaction

Upcoming Events

Sept. 14 | Dom Flemons in Concert

Sept. 19 | 'How to Heal a Divided America' with Political Scientist Robert Putnam

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Latest Headlines

Dialogue Vanderbilt

‘An Evening with David Axelrod’ searched for hope and dignity in 2024 politics

Libraries

Vanderbilt time capsule offers ‘snapshot’ of campus during Sesquicentennial year

Arts & Science

Restoring Vanderbilt’s Natural History Museum: Rediscovering the lost plesiosaur (cast)

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VU in the News

Newsweek: Afghanistan withdrawal was mortal blow for Biden — will it hurt Harris too?
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted.

Verywell Mind: What happens to your brain when you listen to binaural beats
Shawniqua Williams Roberson, assistant professor of neurology, is quoted.

Washington Post: Should influencers think twice before disabling their comments?
Freeman Wu, assistant professor of marketing, is quoted.

Associated Press: What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs
Robert Mikos, LaRoche Family Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

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